April in Potter's Creek

I've worked on this one for a few days now, and finally finished it up tonight. This was going to be a plein air piece a couple of Sunday's ago, but after walking down the creek (in the creek) for a long ways, picking the perfect view, and after setting up in the creek, standing in water half way up my shinbones, after toning my canvas, my 8 year old companion decided she needed to GO. So we went. Luckily I had taken a few photographs of the scene, which  is what I worked from in the studio. That and my memories of the day.

"April in Potter's Creek"
16" x 20", oil

Lake Cabin

This was a quick commission I did for the owner of this cabin. Had a week to get something good down on the canvas. Worked on site for a few hours and finished up in the studio.

"Lake Cabin"
20" x 24", oil on oil primed linen panel

Spring Trees

Gorgeous day today. Temperature in the low 70's. I love this time of year.

I set up and did a little outdoor painting today. This one is pretty straight-forward. Trees. It measures 20" x 16", and is oil on oil primed linen panel. I'm throwing in a pic of the scene, the rough-in, and the finished piece. You can see what I changed in the painting, from what I was seeing. Most notable is the warmth I added to the foreground.

"Spring Trees"
20" x 16", oil

Center Street

Here's a small one to add to the Bowling Green, Kentucky Street View Series.

"Center Street"
5" x 7", oil on canvas panel, palette knife

Crocus Creek in April

I painted this one this afternoon on Crocus Creek in Cumberland County, Kentucky. Had two of my girls along. One read, while the other got extremely wet. Well, we all three got pretty wet before it was over. Gotta love these great spring days.

"Crocus Creek in April"
16" x 20", oil on linen panel, brushes and knives

Camión Rojo

Did this one for the Virtual Paintout. This month we travel to the Canary Islands.

"Camión Rojo"
20" x 24", oil on linen

Cedar Creek Spring

Did this one early this afternoon in Cedar Creek, Cumberland County, Kentucky. The sun was high overhead, and I didn't bring my umbrella, so I had problems trying to keep the sun off my palette. I think it worked out okay though. Including the beginning, part of the block-in, the finish, and one of my paint box modified to carry canvas and panels with parts from a french easel.

"Cedar Creek Spring"
16" x 20", oil on oil primed linen board, plein air

Daughter sketch

Here's a quick 12" x 9" charcoal sketch I did this morning before going to work. It's on a toned linen panel, in the hopes of adding paint to it later today.

The Bistro, Bowling Green, Kentucky

I know it's been a couple of weeks since I posted anything, please forgive me. Lots of things going on these days.

This small one is the start of a Bowling Green, Kentucky series I'm planning that will encompass my palette knife work along with the bright underpainting, using Google Street View as reference. If you haven't seen or read anything about my use of Street View HERE is a link to my website, specifically the Press section. You can also peruse the website to see all the Street View paintings I done so far. I really do love painting these small ones with the knife.

I don't plan on doing any certain types of businesses or houses in Bowling Green. Just whatever catches my eye. These will be available for purchase at the time of posting here on this blog. They will eventually make it to the website, but that may take a few days as the series progresses. If you are interested in purchasing just let me know. They are 5" x 7", oil on canvas panel, palette knife, unframed, and are $200 each.

If you'd like a similar style of painting of a view you've found on Street View, perhaps your home, or a past home or business location, just let me know. I'm sure we can do business together. It usually takes about a week for the painting to dry enough to be safely shipped.

"The Bistro"
Bowling Green, Kentucky
5" x 7", oil on canvas panel, palette knife, GSV

Dale Hollow Overlook

Painted this one at Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park today. Stood on the deck of the restaurant. Even though it was a gorgeous day today, it was still too cool to seat people outside, so I had the deck to myself.

"Dale Hollow Overlook"
16" x 20", oil on linen panel, plein air

Grodemveien near Byfjorden

How's that for a title? A little knife painting of Norway for the Virtual Paintout this month.

"Grodemveien near Byfjorden"
5" x 7", oil on canvas panel, palette knife

Countryside

Here's a larger one I finished up tonight. I think it's finished. Probably not though. There's a couple of areas I think I'll look at later. But pretty satisfied overall at this point.

I'm adding a few detail shots as it's hard to get a good pic of the whole thing in it's wide format.

"Countryside"
24" x 48", oil on linen

 

  

  

  

 

House and Field

Here's a small, quick one painted with the palette knife.

"House and Field"
5" x 7", oil on panel, palette knife

Connections

Here's a small plein air piece I did today. How 'bout that sunshine! Huh? It's about time. I walked in a creek forever, got muddy, got into thorns at different times, ended up frustrated, set up and painting a horrible mess, wiped it off, turned around and painted this. Still not great by any means, but better than the first one.

"Connections"
9" x 12", oil on panel

Outcropping

I worked on this one on location for about about 3 hours earlier today. I found the scene and composition difficult to handle, and finished it up tonight in the studio with about 2 more hours work. The top of these limestone outcroppings were covered in moss, as was a lot of the tree trunks where they emerged from the ground, and most of the rocks.

"Outcropping"
20" x 30", oil on linen

(Here's a re-do on this one. I didn't like where it was and decided to attack it. It's only paint and canvas. The original is below the adjusted painting.)

Dusting

Here's another snow painting from the southeastern part of Cumberland County, Kentucky, very close to Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park. The road that travels through this small valley is Davidson Road. Did this one from a photograph I took recently.

"Dusting"
20" x 24", oil on linen

Meltdown

Went back to a little stream in the woods today. Didn't think it was that cold when I first went out, but before long was warming my hands in gloves.

"Meltdown"
16" x 20", oil on linen panel, plein air

Turbulence

Finished this one up tonight. This was done from the small plein air piece I painted yesterday, and from reference photos I took while down in the creek. And when I say, "in the creek", that exactly what I mean. Mud-dee.

"Turbulence"
24" x 30", oil on linen

Creek Study 2

Different day...different creek. Trying to catch some movement in the water.

"Creek Study 2"
9" x 12", oil on linen panel

Creek Study

I went out today into a mixture of snow flurries, sleet and rain to paint. I found this subject just waiting for me in a section of woods behind and above my sister's house. I also found quite a bit of mud at the same location. ;)

Will probably paint this one larger at some point. I took some good ref pics while there, and the simple act of being there and painting has stuck the scene and atmosphere into my mind. So larger might work with this one.

I used an umbrella today, which I don't normally do, but I needed to protect the canvas and palette. Including a pic of the set-up and subject.

"Creek Study"
16" x 20", oil on linen panel